Commit — Skill

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Create a Conventional Commit message for staged changes and run git commit. Use when changes are staged and you need a commit message in the form type(scope): subject, with a <=100 character imperative header and optional 'ref AL-###' body line. Retained for reference; use only when explicitly asked for this commit workflow.

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What this skill tells your AI

The instructions your AI receives, as published by asymmetric-al/core in .agents/skills/commit/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.

Retained for reference only. This skill is not part of the active repo routing and should not be used unless a user explicitly asks for this commit workflow.

Name: commit Purpose: Create a Conventional Commit message for staged changes and run git commit. Use this skill when you are ready to commit work in this repo.

Applies when: Changes are staged and you need a commit message. Do not use when: Nothing is staged or you are not using Git.

Rules

  • Types: feat, fix, docs, style, refactor, test, chore, perf, ci, build, revert.
  • Header format: type(scope): subject (scope optional).
  • Header max length: 100 characters.
  • Subject: imperative, no trailing period, no emojis.
  • Issue refs: include ref AL-### in the body only when applicable.

Workflow

  1. Confirm something is staged.
  2. Review staged diff and affected paths.
  3. Detect relevant AL-### keys (branch, diff, or recent commits).
  4. Choose the best commit type and optional scope.
  5. Write an imperative subject (<= 100 chars).
  6. Compose the commit message, then run git commit.

Checklists

Pre-commit checklist

  • git status shows staged changes
  • Issue key(s) identified or explicitly absent

Review checklist

  • Header is <= 100 characters
  • Type is lowercase and valid
  • No emojis
  • ref AL-### included only when applicable

Minimal examples

Commit without body

git commit -m "fix(auth): handle empty session"

Commit with body + issue refs

git commit -m "feat(billing): add invoice export" -m "Add export endpoint and UI action" -m "ref AL-123"

Common mistakes / pitfalls

  • Committing with no staged changes
  • Using vague subjects ("update stuff")
  • Exceeding header length
  • Adding ref AL-### when no issue applies

Signals

GitHub stars
391
Forks
7
Last commit
Sep 2026
Advanced
Catalog kind
skill
Gateway key
commit-asymmetric-al
Source
github.com/asymmetric-al/core